WordPress plugins and themes often come with built-in shortcodes. Using them is usually straightforward, and, until just recently, I thought displaying one in a post (i.e. [imashortcode]) was not so straightforward.

Have you ever wanted to add some functionality to a WordPress site, but you didn’t want to modify any of the WordPress PHP files (functions.php to be specific)? Creating a plugin in WordPress is the answer, and it’s a pretty simple task. It can open the door to whole new world of possibilities when working with a WordPress site.